diff --git a/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/core/ui/views/BubbleDependentView.kt b/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/core/ui/views/BubbleDependentView.kt
index 68c4243add..ab9f96a707 100644
--- a/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/core/ui/views/BubbleDependentView.kt
+++ b/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/core/ui/views/BubbleDependentView.kt
@@ -7,27 +7,6 @@ import im.vector.app.features.themes.BubbleThemeUtils
 
 interface BubbleDependentView<H> {
 
-    fun updateMessageBubble(context: Context, holder: H) {
-        val bubbleStyleSetting = BubbleThemeUtils.getBubbleStyle(context)
-        val bubbleStyle = when {
-            messageBubbleAllowed(context)                                                      -> {
-                bubbleStyleSetting
-            }
-            bubbleStyleSetting == BubbleThemeUtils.BUBBLE_STYLE_BOTH && pseudoBubbleAllowed()  -> {
-                BubbleThemeUtils.BUBBLE_STYLE_BOTH_HIDDEN
-            }
-            bubbleStyleSetting == BubbleThemeUtils.BUBBLE_STYLE_START && pseudoBubbleAllowed() -> {
-                BubbleThemeUtils.BUBBLE_STYLE_START_HIDDEN
-            }
-            else                                                                               -> {
-                BubbleThemeUtils.BUBBLE_STYLE_NONE
-            }
-        }
-        val reverseBubble = shouldReverseBubble() && BubbleThemeUtils.drawsDualSide(bubbleStyle)
-
-        setBubbleLayout(holder, bubbleStyle, bubbleStyleSetting, reverseBubble)
-    }
-
     fun messageBubbleAllowed(context: Context): Boolean {
         return false
     }
@@ -41,15 +20,38 @@ interface BubbleDependentView<H> {
     }
 
     fun setBubbleLayout(holder: H, bubbleStyle: String, bubbleStyleSetting: String, reverseBubble: Boolean)
+}
 
-    fun setFlatRtl(layout: ViewGroup, direction: Int, childDirection: Int, depth: Int = 1) {
-        layout.layoutDirection = direction
-        for (child in layout.children) {
-            if (depth > 1 && child is ViewGroup) {
-                setFlatRtl(child, direction, childDirection, depth-1)
-            } else {
-                child.layoutDirection = childDirection
-            }
+// This function belongs to BubbleDependentView, but turned out to raise a NoSuchMethodError since recently
+// when called from an onImageSizeUpdated listener
+fun <H>updateMessageBubble(context: Context, view: BubbleDependentView<H>, holder: H) {
+    val bubbleStyleSetting = BubbleThemeUtils.getBubbleStyle(context)
+    val bubbleStyle = when {
+        view.messageBubbleAllowed(context)                                                      -> {
+            bubbleStyleSetting
+        }
+        bubbleStyleSetting == BubbleThemeUtils.BUBBLE_STYLE_BOTH && view.pseudoBubbleAllowed()  -> {
+            BubbleThemeUtils.BUBBLE_STYLE_BOTH_HIDDEN
+        }
+        bubbleStyleSetting == BubbleThemeUtils.BUBBLE_STYLE_START && view.pseudoBubbleAllowed() -> {
+            BubbleThemeUtils.BUBBLE_STYLE_START_HIDDEN
+        }
+        else                                                                               -> {
+            BubbleThemeUtils.BUBBLE_STYLE_NONE
+        }
+    }
+    val reverseBubble = view.shouldReverseBubble() && BubbleThemeUtils.drawsDualSide(bubbleStyle)
+
+    view.setBubbleLayout(holder, bubbleStyle, bubbleStyleSetting, reverseBubble)
+}
+
+fun setFlatRtl(layout: ViewGroup, direction: Int, childDirection: Int, depth: Int = 1) {
+    layout.layoutDirection = direction
+    for (child in layout.children) {
+        if (depth > 1 && child is ViewGroup) {
+            setFlatRtl(child, direction, childDirection, depth-1)
+        } else {
+            child.layoutDirection = childDirection
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/home/room/detail/timeline/item/AbsMessageItem.kt b/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/home/room/detail/timeline/item/AbsMessageItem.kt
index 8c4e9632da..9c356b09be 100644
--- a/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/home/room/detail/timeline/item/AbsMessageItem.kt
+++ b/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/home/room/detail/timeline/item/AbsMessageItem.kt
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ import im.vector.app.R
 import im.vector.app.core.epoxy.ClickListener
 import im.vector.app.core.epoxy.onClick
 import im.vector.app.core.ui.views.SendStateImageView
+import im.vector.app.core.ui.views.setFlatRtl
 import im.vector.app.features.home.AvatarRenderer
 import im.vector.app.features.home.room.detail.timeline.MessageColorProvider
 import im.vector.app.features.home.room.detail.timeline.TimelineEventController
diff --git a/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/home/room/detail/timeline/item/BaseEventItem.kt b/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/home/room/detail/timeline/item/BaseEventItem.kt
index 1e7a01c384..66672008c6 100644
--- a/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/home/room/detail/timeline/item/BaseEventItem.kt
+++ b/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/home/room/detail/timeline/item/BaseEventItem.kt
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ import im.vector.app.core.epoxy.VectorEpoxyHolder
 import im.vector.app.core.epoxy.VectorEpoxyModel
 import im.vector.app.core.platform.CheckableView
 import im.vector.app.core.ui.views.BubbleDependentView
+import im.vector.app.core.ui.views.updateMessageBubble
 import im.vector.app.core.utils.DimensionConverter
 import im.vector.app.features.themes.BubbleThemeUtils
 
@@ -129,4 +130,8 @@ abstract class BaseEventItem<H : BaseEventItem.BaseHolder> : VectorEpoxyModel<H>
         */
     }
 
+
+    fun updateMessageBubble(context: Context, holder: H) {
+        return updateMessageBubble(context, this, holder)
+    }
 }
diff --git a/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/home/room/detail/timeline/item/ReadReceiptsItem.kt b/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/home/room/detail/timeline/item/ReadReceiptsItem.kt
index 3510316f7b..1483853a99 100644
--- a/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/home/room/detail/timeline/item/ReadReceiptsItem.kt
+++ b/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/home/room/detail/timeline/item/ReadReceiptsItem.kt
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 package im.vector.app.features.home.room.detail.timeline.item
 
+import android.content.Context
 import android.view.Gravity
 import android.view.View
 import android.widget.FrameLayout
@@ -30,6 +31,8 @@ import im.vector.app.core.epoxy.VectorEpoxyHolder
 import im.vector.app.core.epoxy.onClick
 import im.vector.app.core.ui.views.BubbleDependentView
 import im.vector.app.core.ui.views.ReadReceiptsView
+import im.vector.app.core.ui.views.setFlatRtl
+import im.vector.app.core.ui.views.updateMessageBubble
 import im.vector.app.features.home.AvatarRenderer
 import im.vector.app.features.themes.BubbleThemeUtils
 import timber.log.Timber
@@ -105,4 +108,9 @@ abstract class ReadReceiptsItem : EpoxyModelWithHolder<ReadReceiptsItem.Holder>(
         // Also set rtl to have members fill from the natural side
         setFlatRtl(holder.readReceiptsView, if (dualBubbles) reverseDirection else defaultDirection, defaultDirection)
     }
+
+    fun updateMessageBubble(context: Context, holder: Holder) {
+        return updateMessageBubble(context, this, holder)
+    }
+
 }